It’s hard to get much more frustrating than losing 1) a winnable game against a subpar opponent, and 2) your MVP right fielder for at least 10 days in the span of one night, but that’s what happened for the Yankees on Tuesday. It’ll be a little while until Aaron Judge comes back, and as DJ LeMahieu unfortunately demonstrated late last year, the Yankees will have to be very careful with how they handle the toe injury recovery. Those things are so finicky and yet vital to hitting mechanics.
A few other American League rivals had better luck on Tuesday.